Running a .bat file that exectutes a program and passes it a password that has an exclamation point
HI,
I need help figuring out how to pass a password with an exclamation point to a program from inside a batch file. I have tried multiple methods. Like using SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion before the line that executes the program passing it the password.
Neither of these works:
This alone:
deployssrsreports.exe "Doesn!tWork"
And also this:
SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
deployssrsreports.exe "Doesn!tWork"
When logged, with an echo, the password has no exclamation point.
I need help figuring out how to pass a password with an exclamation point to a program from inside a batch file. I have tried multiple methods. Like using SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion before the line that executes the program passing it the password.
Neither of these works:
This alone:
deployssrsreports.exe "Doesn!tWork"
And also this:
SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
deployssrsreports.exe "Doesn!tWork"
When logged, with an echo, the password has no exclamation point.
NVIT
Can you change the password? How about passing 2 !!
ASKER
I can't change the password. I really want my scripts to not care what the password is. Thanks for the response, though.
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You can do something like this with ^ to escape the ! as long as it is in quotes.
echo "^!DDLS"
i.e.
[Edit: Sorry Qlemo, duplicated your comment there, doing other things at the same time]
echo "^!DDLS"
i.e.
SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
deployssrsreports.exe "Doesn^!tWork"[Edit: Sorry Qlemo, duplicated your comment there, doing other things at the same time]
With EnableDelayedExpansion, you can send it with:
^^!
Regards, Joe
^^!
Regards, Joe
ASKER
Excellent! I am toooo overworked! I should have seen this! Thank you so much!!!